BREAKING NEWS
FROM RV BUSINESS, MAY 16th ,2008
Featherlite Teams with Retailer Tom Johnson
RV Business
Friday, May 16, 2008

Featherlite Coaches Inc. today (May 16) announced that multi-location dealer Tom Johnson Camping Center, based in Concord, N.C., will be its exclusive dealer in the Southeastern U.S.

In a press release, Featherlite said the move was part of its changeover from selling factory direct to establishing an independent dealer network throughout the U.S and Canada.

Sanford, Fla.-based Featherlite, which builds Prevost bus conversions, said that Tom Johnson Camping Center’s territory will include North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.

The company also named Tom Johnson Camping Center as its exclusive representative at NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

"Featherlite Coaches is very pleased to be partnering with Tom Johnson Camping Center, who has been in the RV business for 41 years,” said Conrad Clement, Featherlite CEO. “Tom Johnson has one of the largest and finest service facilities in the country, servicing Featherlite Coaches for our NASCAR customers as well as our non-racing customers. Tom Johnson enjoys the highest customer service ratings possible for RV service centers.”

Featherlite has been the "Official Luxury Coach of NASCAR" since 1996 and has a contract to continue through 2012. The company said many NASCAR teams and drivers, as well as NASCAR executives, use Featherlite coaches to travel the racing circuit.

The builder said that it will be announcing other exclusive dealers in the next few weeks.